Finding $P(X_1+X_2+X_3+X_4\ge3)$ for independent $X_i\sim U(0,1)$

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How to find $P(X_1 + X_2 + X_3 + X_4 \geq 3)$ for uniformly distributed independent random variables $X_1$, $X_2$, $X_3$, $X_4\sim U(0,1)$?

It follows from independence that their cumulative density function is 1, but I'm struggling with integration space.

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Once we get to the step proposed by @Did, we can obtain the solution easily using geometric probability. Our probability here would be the hyper-volume covered by $$x_1+x_2+x_3+x_4 \leq 1 \text{ and } 0\leq x_i \leq 1$$ is exactly the hyper-volume of an $4$-dimensional simplex, which is $\dfrac{1}{4!} = \dfrac{1}{24}$.